2.give somebody a blank chequeBritish EnglishBrE, give somebody a blank checkAmerican EnglishAmELET/ALLOW to give someone permission to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation 给予某人全权[自由处理权]
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give somebody a blank cheque• We cannot let our democracy become a matter of simply giving a bunch of politicians a blank cheque to govern us every five years.
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blank cheque• He was effectively granted a blank cheque to conduct a war without Congressional authorization for up to 90 days.• There will be no blank cheque for missiledefence.• And here ... sign this blank cheque for what you owe.